Peacocks do not grow the feather train or tail until they are two years of age, and they usually breed by the spring of their third year. The longer the feathers grow during the winter is a major part of the mating rites of the peacock. As they get older their tail gets more beautiful and more full.Their total length can reach near 8 feet; about 3 feet for the body and about 5 feet for the tail. Peacocks can weigh up to 9 to 13 pounds.
This is a peacock 1 year of age.
REPRODUCTION
2. Peacocks usually lay four to six eggs at once! It can take up to twenty eight days to hatch. To impress the female the male spreads his feathers out and calls her over with a peacock noise.
CHACTERISTICSOF THE PEACOCK
3. Peacocks have special air sacks that allows the air to flow through the lungs. Peacocks are omnivores that means they eat both meat and plants. Peacocks have good eyesight and hearing. Peacocks quickly grab their food with their beaks.
HABITAT
4. Their preferred habitat is foothills and lowland with brush and scattered trees for them to roost in. They can be found living in open forest, bush land, and sometimes the rain forest.
DIET
5. Peacocks are ground feeders. They eat plant parts, flower petals, seed heads, ticks, ants, termites, locusts, mice, scorpions, and small reptiles and amphibians.
BEHAVIOR
6. Peacocks do not not get along with other birds. At night, they roost at the top of the trees to protect themselves from predators.
Carnivorous animals like canines kill and eat peacocks in urban areas. Peacocks eat plants so they are at the bottom of the food chain.
9. HOW THE PEACOCK RESPONDS TO THE ENVIORMENT
They adapt by jumping on the prey and pecks it really hard and the predator gets unconcious then the peacock runs away.
10.IS THE PEACOCK ENDANGERED
Yes the peacock is endangered,The peacock population is dwindling fast due to habitat loss. The humans keep clearing the peacocks habitat. The peacock may soon end up on the endangered list.
INDIAN PEACOCK
Scientific name: Pavo cristatus
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Peacocks do not grow the feather train or tail until they are two years of age, and they usually breed by the spring of their third year. The longer the feathers grow during the winter is a major part of the mating rites of the peacock. As they get older their tail gets more beautiful and more full.Their total length can reach near 8 feet; about 3 feet for the body and about 5 feet for the tail. Peacocks can weigh up to 9 to 13 pounds.
REPRODUCTION
2. Peacocks usually lay four to six eggs at once! It can take up to twenty eight days to hatch. To impress the female the male spreads his feathers out and calls her over with a peacock noise.
CHACTERISTICS OF THE PEACOCK
3. Peacocks have special air sacks that allows the air to flow through the lungs. Peacocks are omnivores that means they eat both meat and plants. Peacocks have good eyesight and hearing. Peacocks quickly grab their food with their beaks.
HABITAT
4. Their preferred habitat is foothills and lowland with brush and scattered trees for them to roost in. They can be found living in open forest, bush land, and sometimes the rain forest.
DIET
5. Peacocks are ground feeders. They eat plant parts, flower petals, seed heads, ticks, ants, termites, locusts, mice, scorpions, and small reptiles and amphibians.
BEHAVIOR
6. Peacocks do not not get along with other birds. At night, they roost at the top of the trees to protect themselves from predators.
7. SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION
The peacock is in the Genus category.
8.FOOD CHAIN
Carnivorous animals like canines kill and eat peacocks in urban areas. Peacocks eat plants so they are at the bottom of the food chain.
9. HOW THE PEACOCK RESPONDS TO THE ENVIORMENT
They adapt by jumping on the prey and pecks it really hard and the predator gets unconcious then the peacock runs away.
10.IS THE PEACOCK ENDANGERED
Yes the peacock is endangered,The peacock population is dwindling fast due to habitat loss. The humans keep clearing the peacocks habitat. The peacock may soon end up on the endangered list.
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12. Video Sources PEAacock / Tavus Kuşu, Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C8gLC0OZzkWhite peacock in love, Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR6gVWPke1QA blue peacock opening his tail up close to the camera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-5npkGL5tg